The present invention relates to a beehive (1,1a,1b) having a container (3) for receiving or containing honeycomb frames (6) and a cover (2) for removing the honeycomb frames (6), wherein the container (3) and the cover (2) form with their inner surface (45, 46) an inner area which has in a vertical middle section of said inner area a maximum horizontal diameter, and said horizontal diameter decreases, at least locally, towards the vertical ends of the inner area, characterized in that the container (3) comprises at least one container section, which forms, with its inner surface (46) towards the inner area, a concave surface within said container section. Furthermore the present invention encompasses a beehive system (30).
